Dr. Schweitzer, may I introduce Dr. Frankenstein.
Images of the miracle-working white-coated scientist are embedded in contemporary western culture. The hoped-for miracles are various. Medical scientists, we believe, are on the verge of bringing us a cure for cancer, along with a vaccine for AIDS. Agricultural scientists are creating genetically modified crops whose fecundity…
Arthur Schafer
Arthur Schafer is the director of the Centre for Professional and Applied Ethics at the University of Manitoba.